Daniel Radcliffe’s net worth is estimated at $120 million as of November 2026, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which updated its figure on 5 November 2026. Other published estimates fall in the $110–120 million range. The fortune is built on more than $100 million earned from the eight Harry Potter films, carefully invested through his family company, Gilmore Jacobs Ltd, whose public accounts show net assets of £99 million.
Last updated: November 2026
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe is an English actor who played Harry Potter in all eight Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011, a role he took on at age eleven. The franchise grossed $7.7 billion worldwide, and Radcliffe grew from child star into a Tony Award-winning stage actor, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2024 for Merrily We Roll Along. In 2026 he returned to Broadway in the solo play Every Brilliant Thing and starred in the NBC sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. Read his full story in Daniel Radcliffe’s biography.
How Daniel Radcliffe made his money
Radcliffe’s wealth comes almost entirely from acting, with Harry Potter supplying the overwhelming share. He has said he has “hardly touched” those earnings, leaving them invested while he chose stage and independent-film work on artistic merit. The breakdown below uses figures from Celebrity Net Worth and Parade, cross-checked against Companies House filings.
Net worth breakdown
- Harry Potter franchise earnings: over $100 million (reported total base salaries of $109 million across the eight films, per Celebrity Net Worth)
- Investments (Gilmore Jacobs Ltd): £99 million in net assets as of 31 March 2025, including about £64.8 million in investments and £13.8 million in cash
- Post-Potter acting income: film, television and Broadway earnings since 2012
- Real estate: a West Village residence in New York, reported at roughly $5 million
Harry Potter earnings: the salary progression
Radcliffe’s pay rose steeply across the decade. He reportedly earned around $1 million for the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), when he was eleven years old. By the final two films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 and 2, his reported pay had risen to roughly $25–30 million for the pair, including profit participation. Celebrity Net Worth puts his total base salaries across all eight films at $109 million; Parade cites a slightly lower franchise total of $95.6 million, a difference that reflects different counting of bonuses and participation. Either way, Radcliffe had earned well over $100 million from the franchise by the time he turned 22.
The franchise itself grossed $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office — Radcliffe’s share was large in absolute terms but small relative to the franchise total.
Gilmore Jacobs: the investment engine
Radcliffe’s wealth has long been managed through Gilmore Jacobs Limited, a family investment company established in 2000 and overseen by Radcliffe and his parents, Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham. The company’s accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 showed £102.4 million in total assets and £99 million in net assets, up from £96.3 million in net assets the previous year. Its holdings included about £64.8 million in investments, £13.8 million in cash and £3.5 million in investment properties, according to filings summarised in 2026 coverage.
That transparency is unusual for a celebrity fortune: because Gilmore Jacobs files public accounts, the $120 million estimate rests on verifiable filings rather than guesswork alone.
Post-Potter earnings
Since 2011 Radcliffe has worked steadily, but at fees far below his Potter peak — a deliberate trade-off. He has mixed studio films (Now You See Me 2, The Lost City) with independent projects (Swiss Army Man), television (Miracle Workers, four seasons), and Broadway, where Merrily We Roll Along and Every Brilliant Thing brought a Tony win and a Tony nomination.
Career earnings timeline
- 2001: First Harry Potter film; reported salary around $1 million
- 2001–2011: Eight Harry Potter films; total base salaries reported at $109 million
- 2012: The Woman in Black grosses $128.9 million worldwide on a $17 million budget
- 2019–2023: Leads Miracle Workers for four seasons
- 2024: Wins the Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along
- 2025: Gilmore Jacobs accounts show £99 million in net assets
- 2026: Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway; The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins renewed on NBC; net worth estimated at $120 million
How the estimate was calculated
This estimate is built from published sources, not private records, which Radcliffe does not disclose. The headline figure of $120 million comes from Celebrity Net Worth (updated 5 November 2026) and is echoed by Parade (updated 23 July 2026). Other 2026 estimates put the figure at $110 million, so the honest range is $110–120 million.
Important caveat: no Forbes, Bloomberg or Hurun net-worth figure exists for Daniel Radcliffe. The estimate therefore rests on the Celebrity Net Worth figure, cross-checked against Parade and against the public Companies House accounts of Gilmore Jacobs Ltd, which show £99 million (roughly $120 million at current exchange rates) in net assets as of March 2025. That filing is the strongest anchor for the figure: it is a legal filing, not a guess. Figures from low-quality aggregators that diverge widely from this range were excluded.
Radcliffe is the wealthiest of the three Harry Potter leads. His fortune has grown steadily rather than spiking, because the underlying investments compound while his post-Potter work has been chosen for art rather than money.
Frequently asked questions
What is Daniel Radcliffe’s net worth?
Daniel Radcliffe’s net worth is estimated at $120 million as of November 2026, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Other estimates range from $110 million to $120 million. No Forbes, Bloomberg or Hurun figure exists for him.
How did Daniel Radcliffe make his money?
Almost all of it came from the Harry Potter films: he earned more than $100 million across the eight films, with reported total base salaries of $109 million. The money is managed through his family investment company, Gilmore Jacobs Ltd, whose public accounts show £99 million in net assets.
How much did Daniel Radcliffe earn from Harry Potter?
He earned more than $100 million from the franchise. His reported salary rose from around $1 million for the first film to roughly $25–30 million for the final two films, with total base salaries of $109 million across all eight, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Is Daniel Radcliffe a billionaire?
No. His estimated net worth of $120 million is substantial but far from billionaire status, and he has said publicly that he has barely touched his Harry Potter earnings, leaving them invested.
What is Gilmore Jacobs?
Gilmore Jacobs Limited is Radcliffe’s family investment company, established in 2000 and overseen by Radcliffe and his parents. Its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 showed £102.4 million in total assets and £99 million in net assets.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth — Daniel Radcliffe Net Worth
- Parade — Daniel Radcliffe Net Worth
- A Little Delightful — Daniel Radcliffe Net Worth (Companies House figures)
- Wikipedia — Daniel Radcliffe
- ScreenRant — The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins renewed